The Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays Volume 3: Young Adult Edition

The third anthology of Trans plays from Methuen Drama, curated via an open submission policy, supporting vital trans voices in theatre, featuring plays with nuanced, authentic, and wonderfully messy representations of gender, race, and sexuality. Winner! 2026 Elliott Hayes Award for Outstanding Achievement in DramaturgyPlaywrights in Volume 3 agree: “These are the plays we wish we had.” The third volume in the Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays series offers nine new plays by trans playwrights featuring trans characters. This volume focuses on young characters whose ages range from twelve to late twenties. Following the critical and commercial success of the first two volumes, this edited collection supports the expanding landscape of contemporary American trans theatre, which represents a variety of performance modes and genres.These plays address themes such as coming of age, parents and family (found and biological), athletics, dating , and navigating hostile political and social terrains. This third volume also includes short introductory essays that accompany each of the plays to support a deeper understanding of the work.The Interrobangers by M. Sloth LevineMagic Girl!... And Her Demons by Charlotte Snowt4t by Jessica ScottThe Brunch Crowd by Dillon YruegasThe More The Man by Jameson P. MurrayMan and Moon by Siena Marilyn Chongchua-MorrisCaeneus by Samuel AchillesUnfair Advantage by Tyler Rocio EcoñaTides by Eliana RubinEdited by Leanna Keyes, Lindsey Mantoan and Angela Farr Schiller, the plays selected explicitly call for trans characters as central protagonists in order to promote opportunities for trans performers, making this an original and necessary publication for both practical use and academic study.